Interpreting Text Techniques

Lesson Recap

H/W - READ - Be prepared for your book club talk tomorrow.

C/D & E/F - Consider doing 5 mins of practice for subjects and predicates test on Friday. Links are in Monday's post.

Quote Sandwiches + Warrants

Read aloud The Bad Sister 

Root of the Week: terr - earth/land

Lesson Recap

We learned to use quote sandwiches and warrants to help structure our interpretations of text.

H/W - All classes

Read to your agreed upon bookclub page.  Come to class tomorrow with an opinion about your book club book (a claim/discussion point) - based on the pages that you read.  e.g. The book is 'probably' teaching readers that the most important things in life are worth fighting for

Fri - Subjects and Predicates Test. (optional - but highly encouraged)
Spend 5 minutes peach evening practicing these activities between now and Friday, so that you have studied for the test.

http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisesubjpred2.htm

http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/673842.html?AP_rand=1501518670

http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/TagAWord/TagAWord.cfm?Topic=SubjectsPredicates

http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/cshope/Grammar%20lessons/subject%20predicate%20quiz.htm

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjc9PXJKEck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qKjKC5RFhg&feature=related

Games

http://fen.com/studentactivities/SinkOrSwim/SinkorSwim.html

Use arrow keys and space bar to catch fish

Argument Writing: On Demand

Use this resource for Monday's class work: Argument On Demand.

Suspense Day 4

Reminder to all classes that your suspense writing is due tomorrow.

C/D & E/F Classes only- Highlight your opening and delayed adjectives in blue.

Remember, you are being assessed on craft and delivery of your story. This means that even if you do not have the most interesting of plots, BUT if you use your voice really well and in an engaging way, you can still score exemplary for your speaking grade. Make sure you have checked out the rubric below.
P'IPES rubric.



Win plus point if you copy a short section from your story into the comments.

Suspense Day 3

P'IPES rubric.

H/W +2 points
Copy a short scene from your writing and paste it into the 'comments' section. State what writing craft move or grammar technique you have used?